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Re: Maryland & Pennsylvania RR 4-4-0 #6
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Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:01:56 GMT
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That front truck is a masterpiece, does it support any of the weight of the loco or is it held on the track purely by its own weight?

Tim



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  Re: Maryland & Pennsylvania RR 4-4-0 #6
 
(...) Thanks. The front truck doesn't support any of the locos weight which isn't prototypical but it works. As I was building #6 I was worried that the lack of truck support and the solid boiler would cause it to be nose heavy. I even had boat (...) (16 years ago, 15-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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  Maryland & Pennsylvania RR 4-4-0 #6
 
Ma & Pa 4-4-0 #6 Originally formed in 1901 from several narrow gauge lines, the now standard gauge Maryland & Pennsylvania RR railroad (Ma & Pa to its fans) traced a meandering seventy-seven mile route to connect Baltimore, MD and York, PA, two (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) ! 

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